Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Journalistic interviews

Today, the skills of a journalist who works as an interviewer can be used in many aspects of professional and personal life. Interestingly, there are a fair number of journalism graduates who have not taken classes nor courses on journalistic interviews specifically.

In the world of publication, there is simply a small group of journalists who fully understand the requirements of a solid interview and how to choose the right lead. This knowledge is generally absent even though quality stories come from the best methods used when seeking and interviewing key persons.

So what this means is that having completed a interview course will give those seeking a career in journalism an upper hand on their competitors. Remember, there is no substitute for the valuable information that can be obtained only from people involved in a story who bring skills, understanding and experience to the table.